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Several important turning points in the next few weeks will determine the state of the union.

Under a November plan to avoid a government shutdown that only passed the GOP House with the weight of Democratic votes, four of the dozen annual spending bills need to be passed by Jan. 19, with the remaining eight, including defense, have to be passed two weeks later, on Feb. 2. Otherwise, there will be an election year shutdown of the federal government. These next few weeks will determine the state of the union and if Americans remain up to the challenge to self govern ourselves through accommodation and compromise or if we are doomed to a future of permanent rancor and discord.

These next few weeks will determine the state of the union and if Americans remain up to the challenge to self govern ourselves through compromise.

These next few weeks will determine the state of the union and if Americans remain up to the challenge to self govern ourselves.

Faced with looming deadlines to produce a federal budget, the top Republican in Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and the top Democrat, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, agree that Pentagon funding for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1 should be $886 billion. But this being Washington, their handshake deal differs on non-defense funding, with the Democrats pegging it at $773 billion, ...